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FILED m1. 2, 1921.

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MOLDING MACHINE.

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MOLDING MACHINE.

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MOLDING MACHINE.

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vE. J. BRACH. MOLDING MACHINE.

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EMILiJjBaAorI, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MoLDING MACHINE.

Application led April 2,

To @ZZ whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, EMIL J. BEACH, a citi'- zen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State oit' Illinois, have invented certain newv and useful Improvements in Molding lizlach'ines, of which the following is a specification. My invention relates to new and useful improvements in molding machines vand more especially tocandy molding machines, the object' ofthe invention being to provide a simple and 'eflicientmachineof this character by means of which plastic material such as candy may be 'readily moulded.or formed into various shapes.'

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, land in which,

Fig. lis a side vview of a machine embody? ing the invention;v f

Fig. 2, an end view of the same;

Fig. 3, a transverse vertical section of said machine taken substantially on line 3-3 ofFig.2;'j

Fig. 4, a section taken substantially on line d-e'of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5, a' detail view of employed in the machine; Fig. 5, a detail view of ay moulded as dischargedlrom the machine;

Fig'. G, a detail View of a guide -employed for' guiding a flexible chain vconveyor em-A ployed in the machine;

Fig. 7, adetail View of a portion o'fsaid flexible chain conveyor; Fig-'8, a section 'taken on Figz; l ,Fig 9, ay section similar to 5F ig. 3,'but showing a :modified form ol" construction, said section being taken substantially on vline 9 9 otFigfll; 7 'i Fig. .10, asection taken substantially on line 10-10 of Fig. 9,"andv Fig. 11, an end view .oorresphonding with Fie-9. he 'preferred form of construction Y, as illustrated in Figs. 1 to Sin'clusive of the drawings comprises a suitable trarne 12 havdisch'arging means cle neefje-gs l'er ing an operatin'gshaft 13 extending' horif dedih Fsi4f: (1o-'operating ywith the vdisks .15 and A1S Vis 1521;l serial No. 457,836.

'zontally therethrouglnx said shaft being equipped with a driving-,gear '14 by means of which the same may be driven. lThe-:shaft 13.v carries a central disk 15 rigidly lined thereto, said disk being provided' on `its pei riphery With a plurality of closelyadj acent mould recesses 30 as shown. Suitable,A bear- Y ings 17- are provided on frame 12 onop'posite sides v'of the disk `15, said bearings.1(l being arranged atv an anglel to each other and to the axis of shaft 13v as shown. Disks' 18 are arranged to rotate freely on the bearings 1'?,

disks 18 being driven bymeansofcross bars i orpins 19 ixedto the central disk 15and operatinginradial slots'20 infdisks'18 and wherebywhenthe'disk 15 revolves the disks 18 will alsobe "forced to revolve -therewith on bearings 17;

' The disks 18 "vareprovidedion Atheir inner the yrecesses 22; are brought closely adjacent to each'othe'rfandiftothe corresponding re cesses 16 r`toorm the bottoms and sides of adjacent faces with annular'rings or flanges 21. having mould recesses 22 therein 'as Sshown, said mould recesses beingadapted and arranged to cofop'erateywith thev mould 'is such that at onepoint of their revolution "l mould chambers, `saidrecesses`22 widely sep'- yarated at the diametric opposite point as in` an endless flexible sprocket chain 23I'nountf ed to runover sprocketwheels 24, 25`, an`d '26 so vas to be vbrought into tangential ar- Y rangement with y the disks- 15 at the position of closest approach. 4The sprocketvv wheel peripheries of disks 18.' The ch'ain '23 carries a 'plurality` of closely adj ac entgblocks29 Vis mounted lona drivingshaftv 2 7 carrying zuioth'er.V sprocket connected bychain28 with a 4sprocket on "shaft'l and-.whereby chain v23 is driven at thelsame linearspeed as the each provided with a'mouldrecess v3 O"in itsyouter face, the' mouldv recesses 3O. be1ng adapted `and arranged to co-operatci'with the recesses SOand 22 to complete'amoulijth'e 0recessesBO 'constituting the topsor outer. sides of `the moulds. lThe blocks 29' are provv vided -with lateral flanges 29 adapted to run blocks 29 arecaused to gradually approach'l the periphery of disk l5 and travel in close proximity to each other. as they approachv the periphery of said disk.k In order to permit said blocks to travel around. the peripheries of said disks it is necessary to bevel the sides of said blocks as indicated in Fig'l. If said blocks were caused to approach the peripheries of the disks on a straight line of travel gaps would be'formed between said blocks and such gaps would permit the en* try of candy thereinto as the same being moulded. The curvature of the guides 23 closes these gaps and thus prevents such action.

A suitable guide 3i is arranged at the upper left hand corner of Fig. 3 to direct a strip ofvcandy or .the like into the machine onto the periphery of disk l5 and under the blocks 29. As the disks revolve and. the chain travels in the direction of the arrows indicated in Fig. 3 this .strip of candy will bedrawn into the moulds forming lby the gradual approach of the parts and thus are moulded into the desired sha-pe as imparted to said mould members, said mould members completely closing at the point of closest approach thereof. A discharge trough 32v arranged in the lower "portion of the frame l2 in position to receive the moulded pieces of candy or the like whichwill ordinarily be completely moulded and separated from each other and automatically Lfall from the machine as the mould sections open imme diately above the trough 32.l However, in order to prevent any. possibility of the moulded sections of candy clinging to the parts, spring discharge plates 33 areA arranged on opposite sides of the disk 15 iinmediately above the trough 32. Although the parts are designed to bring the mould recesses 30 into closev proximity to the mould recesses 16, narrow gaps will be left therebetween and these gapswill` form side flanges or ears 34 on the sides of the moulded candy pieces and also Webs connecting the separate pieces into a string. The .discharge springs 33 will engage these side flanges or lips and discharge the candy from the moulds in case there is any sticking or clinging thereof, a `result which is facilitated bythe said connecting webs.

In use a continuous strip of candy is fed to the `machine which continuously cuts or forms fthe same -into separatepieces of desired shape and automatically discharges said pieces from the machine. This continuous operation of the machine prevents the leaving of any ends which would. result where separate pieces are fed thereinto. The gradual approach of the molding or cutting elements has a tendency to gradually that already described.

form the candy strip into the separate pieces and 'thus causes the Howy of any soft filling in the candy strip into `the main body of the pieces being formedand away fromthe lines of separation thus tending to prevent the/ oozing out of.. such soft centers. The arrangement is such as to effect comparatively long contact or close approach of the mould sections which gives time for the candy to set'in the form imparted to it which greatly `75 improves the appearance thereof and also: greatly facilitates the discharge. ln the modified `form 'of construction illustrated in Figs. 9 to ll inclusivethe mould members are formed by knife blades 36 projecting radially from the periphery of disk`15 and co-operating with similar knife blades 37 projecting from the blocks The sides of the diskslS are provided with bevelled molding surfaces '38 and whereby moulds are formed which will cut a strip of candy into a plurality of blocks whichinay be made square or rectangular as desired. Otherwise the yconstruction isthe same as While I have illustrated and describedthe preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capablevof variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the inventionv l, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of the construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims. f

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent. is

'1. A machine of the class described comprising adjacent members mounted'to'y revolve on axes at an angle Yto each other rand a traveling flexible `member (zo-operating with said revolving members, substantially as described. y

2. A'machine ofthe 'class described com-110 prising adjacent rmembers mounted to revolve on axes at an angle to each otherrcooperating molding rmembers mounted on adjacent faces of said revolving members; and

a traveling flexible member co-opera7tingjl15 with said revolving members, substantially as described. 4

3. A. machine of the class described comprising adjacent members mounted to `re,- volve on axes at an angle to each other; and 1.20 a traveling flexible member?co-operating with said revolving members at their position of nearest approach, substantially as described. j

4. A machine of thefclass described com-.125 prising adjacent members mounted to -re-v volve on axes `at an angle to each other; co'-l operating molding members mounted on adjacent faces of said revolving members;

and a traveling flexible member cooperating .s 1,442,119 I j l 3 with said revolving members at ktheir position of nearest approach, substantially as described.

5. A machine of the class described comprising adjacent members mounted to revolve on axes at an angle to each other; cooperating molding members mounted on adjacent faces of said revolving members; an endless chain conveyor co-operating with said revolving membersat their position of nearest approach; and molding members on said conveyor co-operating with said revolving member, substantially as described.

6. A machine of the class described comprising two adjacent disks mounted to revolve on axes arranged at an angle to each other; and the mould members mounted on adjacent faces of said disk to be brought into close proximity with each other at the nearest approach of said disk; an endless chain conveyor co-operating with and traveling in close proximity to said mould members at their positions of nearest approach; and mould members on said chain co-operating with the mould members on said disks, substantially as described.

7. A machine of the class described comprising two adjacent discs mounted torevolve on axes arranged 0n an angle to each other; a central disc operating between said Vfirst mentioned discs and having mould recesses formed in and confined to its periphery and adapted and arranged to constitute the inner sides of moulds; mould members mounted on adjacent faces of said angularly arranged discs and adapted and arranged to be brought into close proximity to each other to cooperate with said mould recesses and form the sides of moulds; and an outer travelling member cooperating with and' travelling in close proximity to said mould members and arranged to constitute the tops of the moulds formed thereby, substantially as described.

8. A machine of the class described comprising two adjacent disks mounted to revolve on axes arranged at an angle to each other; a central disk operating between said first mentioned disks and having mould members at its periphery; mould members mounted on adjacent faces of said disks to be brought into close proximity of each other at the position of nearest approach of said disk; an endless chain conveyor co-operating with and traveling in close proximity to said mould members at their positions of nearest approach; and the mould members ony said chain co-operating with said mould members on said disks, substantially as described.

9. A machine of the class described comprising two adjacent discs mounted to revolve on axes arranged on an angle to each other; a central disc operating between said first mentioned discs and having mould recesses formed in and confined to its peripheryf and adapted and arranged to constitute the inner sides of moulds; mould 'members mounted on adjacent faces of said angularly arranged discs and adaptedand'arrangedto be brought into closeA proximity to reach.

otheryto cooperate withsaid mouldrecesses .and form the sides of moulds; an outer members and arranged to constitute the topsV of the moulds formed thereby; and discharging means arranged to contact with moulded. l

articles clinging to the mould recesses in said central disc, substantially as described.

10. A machine of the class described com-- prising two adjacent disks lmountedto revolve on axes arranged at an angle to each said mould members at their position of 4 nearest approach; the mould members on said chain co-operating with saidvmould members on said disks; and discharging means arranged to contact with moulded articles clinging to the `mould members in said central disk, substantially as described.

1l. A machine ofthe class described comprising a frame; an operating shaft trans- `versing said frame; a disk secured to said operating shaft and having mould recesses in its periphery; co-operating disks mounted onopposite sides of said irst mentioned disk to revolvevat an angle thereto; ymouldA members mounted on the adjacent faces of said inclined disks and arranged to be brought into close proximity to each other at the positions of nearest approach of said. disks to co-operate with each other and with the `mould recesses inthe periphery of the central disk; an endless chain conveyor'cooperating with and traveling in close prox-V` imity to said mould members at their positions of nearest approach; mould members on said chain co-operating with said before mentioned mould members; and a curved guide for said chain having substantially ioio the same curvature as said disks, substantially as described. l

12. A machine of the class described comprising a frame; an operating shaft transversing said frame; a `disk secured to said operating shaft. and having mould recesses in its periphery; co-operating disks mounted on opposite sides of said first mentioned disk to revolve at an angle thereto; mould members mounted on the adjacent faces of said inclined disks and arranged to be brought into close proximity to each other at the positions of nearest approach of said disks to co-operzite with each other and with the mould recesses in the periphery of the eenti'zil disk; un endless chain conveyor cosoperating with und traveling in close proximty to said mould members at their positions o" nearest aproach; mould members on said chain'co-operating` With said 'before mentioned mould members; e curved guide for said chainA having substantially the i0 seme curvature as said disks; and discharg- `ing` means aiianged'to Contact with moulded name to this specification in the presence of i5 tWo subscribin Witnesses.

EMIL J. BRACH. .Vtnesses:

JOSHUA R. Po'r'is, B. G. RICHARDS. 

